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New York, NY(Law Firm Newswire) December 13, 2018 – A recent report noted a dramatic increase in the number of fraudulent phishing websites created to target retail store customers. Cyber intelligence firm IntSights collaborated with e-commerce fraud prevention company Riskified to analyze data on hundreds of thousands of illegal online purchases between the third quarters…
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Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) December 12, 2018 – The Social Security Administration (SSA) recently announced that beneficiaries will see a 2.8 percent rise in their payments next year due to the cost-of-living adjustment for 2019. The annual cost-of-living adjustment, known as COLA, is based on current and anticipated rates of inflation and mandated by…
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Pennsauken, NJ (Law Firm Newswire) December 11, 2018 – Experts say that due to the state Supreme Court’s impairment valuation ruling, employers in Pennsylvania will likely be subject to a rise in workers’ compensation claim costs. In June 2017, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court quashed the state’s impairment rating evaluation process on the basis that it…
Continue readingMarc Lopez, Esq. Indianapolis, IN (Law Firm Newswire) December 7, 2018 – In November, Attorney Marc Lopez spoke at the Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum’s (ICLEF) 2018 DWI at Trial legal conference. In Indiana, practicing lawyers are required to attend several hours of continuing legal education seminars on a yearly basis. ICLEF is a leader…
Continue readingDallas immigration lawyers – Rabinowitz & Rabinowitz, P.C. Dallas, TX (Law Firm Newswire) December 7, 2018 – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is planning three potential changes to the H-1B visa lottery system. The planned changes could have significant impact on the way USCIS processes H-1B petitions and result in H-1B petitions for more…
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Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) December 4, 2018 – The Social Security Administration (SSA) opened three new offices in order to boost its fraud prevention and investigation efforts for the disability benefits program. The offices are called Cooperative Disability Investigations (CDI) Units. They are located in Honolulu, Hawaii; Indianapolis, Indiana; and Albuquerque, New Mexico. The…
Continue readingDean Weitzman, Esq. Philadelphia, PA (Law Firm Newswire) November 30, 2018 – Just recently on Court Radio, Dean Weitzman, managing partner of MyPhillyLawyer, and workers’ compensation attorney, Jeffrey S. Gross, Esq., discussed misconceptions labourers have about workers’ compensation and how using medical marijuana may result in an injury claim being denied. Getting hurt on the…
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Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) November 30, 2018 – A software problem at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has caused thousands of student veterans to receive incorrect or delayed housing allowances for the new school year and other benefits they are eligible for via the Forever GI Bill. Former service members attending school using…
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Philadelphia, PA (Law Firm Newswire) November 29, 2018 – Philadelphia personal injury law firm MyPhillyLawyer selected Ryan Brady as this year’s recipient of its Accident Survivor Scholarship. Brady, 19, will receive $2,500 toward his tuition at Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island. MyPhillyLawyer decided to award the scholarship to him after learning of his…
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Chicago, IL (Law Firm Newswire) November 29, 2018 – Two drivers were charged with driving under the influence (DUI) following a woman’s death in a two-vehicle collision in Chicago, Illinois. One of the drivers worked for the ridesharing company Lyft. Chicago police charged Lyft driver Elizabeth Renter with one misdemeanor count of drug DUI after…
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